A Very Brief History Series (9 vols.)

This collection will enhance your understanding of nine of the most significant people and movements in world history. In these volumes, history is told not merely as a collection of important facts and dates, but as an engaging narrative that has long-lasting consequences. Each volume is written by an internationally recognized expert who weaves together both the history and the legacy of the influential person or movement being studied. What is it about the lives and ideas expressed by these figures and developments that have endured for centuries and even millennia?